HB 5 Community & Student Engagement Francisco Rodriguez Education Specialist 806/

What Is the Purpose To evaluate community and student engagement Districts and campuses can showcase where they are excelling and where there is room for improvement – Not all should be exemplary….. To tell the story of what is happening in districts and on campuses when it’s not a test day An opportunity to highlight community values, which are varied across the state and sometimes within a district

Community & Student Engagement TEC Section Each school district shall evaluate: – District’s performance – Performance of each campus Assign a performance rating of: – Exemplary – Recognized – Acceptable – Unacceptable For both: – Overall performance and – Each individual factor under Subsection (b) Ratings are publicly available no later than August 8 PIEMS Summer Submission June 26

Community & Student Engagement TEC Section Subsection (b) 1.The following programs or specific categories of performance at each campus A.Fine arts B.Wellness & physical education C.Community and parental involvement, such as: i.Opportunities for parents to assist students in preparing for assessments ii.Tutoring programs that support students taking assessments iii.Opportunities for students to participate in community service projects

Community & Student Engagement TEC Section Community & Student Engagement TEC Section (cont.) Subsection (b) [continued] D.The 21 st Century Workforce Development program E.The second language acquisition program F.The digital learning environment G.Dropout prevention strategies and H.Educational programs for gifted and talented students And…

Community & Student Engagement TEC Section Subsection (b) [continued] 2.The record of the district and each campus regarding compliance with statutory reporting and policy requirements.

Report Data to TEA and Make Ratings Publicly Available HB 5 requires: – districts to report each performance rating to TEA – districts to make the ratings publicly available by August 8 As noted earlier, TEA has added new coding to the PEIMS Data Standards and the new codes must be reported in the Submission 3 Summer Collection, June 26.  Evaluate the district and campuses performance  8 categories (exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable)  For the compliance category an answer of “yes” or “no”

Community & Student Engagement TEC Section Subsection (b) [continued] 2.The record of the district and each campus regarding compliance with statutory reporting and policy requirements.

Compliance and Policy Reporting Requirements Improvement plans that include statutory requirements. Compliance with state and federal program requirements. Compliance related to NCLB, FIRST Rating, PBMAS, PEIMS, transportation, etc… Campus Plan/District Plan

Parental Involvement Public Law (P.L.) , Section 1118 (a) (2) – The LEA shall develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy that shall be incorporate into the LEA’s plan developed under section 1112 and establishes the expectations for parent involvement…

P.L , Section 1118 (b) (1) Each school served under Title I, Part A shall jointly develop with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parental involvement policy, agreed upon by such parents, that shall describe the means for carrying out the (parental involvement) requirements…

TEA Coordinated Toolkit Teams Fiscal/Allowable Costs Homeless/Foster Care Private Non Profit Parental Involvement Policies (PIPs)

ESCs Parental Involvement Policy Toolkit Team Members Kristi Veitenheimer, ESC 9 Kathy Duniven, ESC 11 Melissa Sulak, ESC 11 Sherry DiMarco, ESC 13 Francisco Rodriguez, ESC 17

What all is in the toolbox?  Parental Involvement Policy (PIP) Training PowerPoint  Developing a Written PIP Publication  District/LEA PIP Checklist  School/Campus PIP Checklist  Sample USDE District/LEA PIP  Sample USDE School/Campus PIP

Where can I find the toolbox? Live Binder true&id= Instructional Leaders Blog instructionalleaders&from=2/1/2014&to=2/28/ 2014

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